The 11215 neighborhood of New York City is a vibrant and diverse area with a storied history. As a hub for culture, the arts, education, and business, politics in this corner of NYC is always front and center. From local elections to presidential campaigns, the people of 11215 are vocal and engaged in their community's political landscape. The current City Council district includes parts of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill, two areas that have seen significant growth in recent years. This has led to debates over housing issues such as rent stabilization, zoning restrictions on new developments, infrastructure investment, public safety concerns, and more. Ultimately, the residents decide where they want their money to go in terms of budgetary priorities for services such as schools or police funding. Locally-elected officials like the City Council member serve as representatives for the neighborhood by connecting with constituents on these issues and advocating for their needs in city hall.
The political climate in Zip 11215 (New York, NY) is very liberal.
Kings County, NY is very liberal. In Kings County, NY 76.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kings (Brooklyn) county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.8% to 22.1%.
Kings (Brooklyn) county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 11215 (New York, NY) is very liberal.
New York, New York is very liberal.
Kings County, New York is very liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New York is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
New York, New York: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 11215 (New York)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31,972 contributions totaling $4,950,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 711 contributions totaling $238,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)